Phuket International Airport

Phuket International Airport
IATA: HKT ICAO: VTSP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.)
Location		Phuket, Thailand
Elevation AMSL		25 m / 82 ft
Coordinates		08°0648N, 098°1901ECoordinates: 08°0648N, 098°1901E
Website		www.airportthai.co.th/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	3,000	9,843	Asphalt
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Phuket International Airport (IATA: HKT, ICAO: VTSP) is an airport serving the Phuket Province of Thailand. It is located in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres from the centre of Phuket City. The airport plays a major role in Thailand's tourism industry, as Phuket Island is a popular resort destination. It is the second busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers but not cargo, after Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Bangkok metropolitan area.

Contents 1 Past incidents and accidents 2 Airlines and destinations 2.1 International Airlines 2.2 International Airlines - Charter 2.3 Domestic Airlines 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Past incidents and accidents

• 15 April 1985: A Thai Airways Boeing 737-2P5 crashed, killing all 11 people on board. The crew had issued a radio call informing air traffic control that both engines had flamed out. No cause could be determined for the engine shutdown.^[4]
• 31 August 1987: Thai Airways Flight 365 crashed into the ocean on final approach, killing all 83 people on board. The investigation determined pilot error as the primary cause.^[5]

• 16 September 2007: One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 arriving on a scheduled flight from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport crashed after hitting the runway heavily while attempting to land in driving rain and severe wind shear. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 slid off the runway, split into two, and exploded into flames after an apparent attempt to execute a go-around moments before touchdown. There were 123 passengers and 7 crew on board. 89 died and 41 were injured.

Airlines and destinations

International Airlines

• AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Thai AirAsia (Singapore)
• Air China (Beijing)
• Air India Express (Delhi, Kolkata, Port Blair) [starting end 2008]
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon) seasonal
• China Airlines (Taipei-Taoyuan)
• China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
• Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
• Dragonair (Hong Kong)
• Far Eastern Air Transport (Kaohsiung)
• Jetstar Airways (Sydney)
• Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
• LTU International (Dusseldorf, Munich)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Firefly (Penang)
• Martinair (Amsterdam, Muscat)
• Orient Thai Airlines (Hong Kong, Karachi,Kathmandu)
• (Phuket Air) (Kathmandu)
• Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
• Bangkok Airways
  • Siem Reap Airways (Siem Reap)
• SilkAir (Singapore)
• Tiger Airways (Singapore)
• Thai Airways International (Hong Kong, Perth, Taipei-Taoyuan, Seoul-Incheon)
• Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)^[6]
• Uni Air (Kaohsiung)

International Airlines - Charter

• Belair (Zurich)
• Finnair (Helsinki, Oulu)
• Hong Kong Airlines (Hong Kong)
• Livingston Airlines (Milan- departure only, Phnom Penh- arrival only)
• Novair (Stockholm-Arlanda, Copenhagen, Gothenburg)
• Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia (Billund, Copenhagen, Malmö, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda)
• TransAsia Airways (Taipei-Taoyuan)
• Travel Service (Czech Republic) (Prague)
• TUIfly Nordic (Copenhagen, Malmö, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda)
• Zoom Airlines (Billund, Copenhagen)

Domestic Airlines

• AirAsia
  • Thai AirAsia (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
• Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai , Pattaya-Utapao, Samui)
• Orient Thai Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi^[7])
  • One-Two-GO Airlines (Bangkok-Don Mueang)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai [Arrival only])
  • Nok Air (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)

Gallery

One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK	Phuket International Airport runway	Phuket International Airport aerial view	Phuket International Airport control tower
Plane Landing at Phuket International Airport.

See also

• List of airports in Thailand

References

1. ^ Phuket International Airport, official web site
2. ^ Airport information for VTSP at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
3. ^ Airport information for HKT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
4. ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved on 2007-09-18. 
5. ^ "AirDisaster.Com Accident Database". Retrieved on 2007-09-18. 
6. ^ (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Summer Air Traffic Schedule 25.03.2007 - 27.10.2007 (Airports - Russian international), 29 May 2007, p. 53
7. ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/03Sep2007_biz33.php

External links

• Current weather for VTSP at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for HKT at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for VTSP at World Aero Data

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